Speeches by Vaughan.

“2. What steps he is taking to help reduce levels of reoffending.”

“For more and more UK households and businesses, the monthly energy bill is one of their largest bills, and it is increasing. That is largely due to rising international oil and gas prices, which in turn have been exacerbated by the recent war in Iran. It is for exactly that reason that for too long we have been energy …”

“Interestingly, the hon. Lady has come up with no justification for continuing to be in hock to the international oil and gas markets, so my argument that that is not a good idea has been reinforced by her intervention. I want us to be energy independent and, eventually, energy dominant, exporting our energy around the …”

“I agree with the right hon. Member that hydrogen is an important part of where we need to go, but we need to fix the fundamentals, which were not fixed during the 14 years before Labour was elected, and we need to get on with that. New nuclear creates jobs. In my constituency we have two old nuclear power stations at D…”

“Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in the For Women Scotland case, I met several constituents who raised concerns about the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft code of practice and guidance. I thank the Folkestone Bookshop for hosting those meetings. As the Government lay the updated guidance before Parliame…”

“T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”

“I am Tony Vaughan, the Member of Parliament for Folkestone and Hythe. I am an associate tenant of Doughty Street Chambers, and I draw attention to my entry in the register of interests.”

“Do you have a figure on the degree to which the incidence of violence has reduced in the last year, for example?”

“Is there a protocol to ensure that training is implemented in the real world? It seems you have done a good job in getting people to know what they should know; is there any process to ensure that when there are violent incidents that they are essentially audited against what should have happened?”

“Can I double-check that your mechanisms mean that when there has been a violent incident that you will then assess whether the correct procedures were followed?”

“You will subsequently in a letter?”

“Compliance with the MMPR protocol?”

“Thank you, Chair. I would like to ask questions about violence and safety. Apologies for being late; my name is Tony Vaughan, the MP for Folkestone and Hythe. For completeness, my interests are as per the register: I am an associate tenant at Doughty Street, and I used to practise in public law. I will start by asking …”

“Yes if you could also write to us.”

“When you write to us with the figures could you break that down to whether or not violence was used in relation to children of protected characteristics, including race and, if appropriate, neurodivergence so we can see how that breaks down?”

“That is helpful. I do not know whether PAVA is relevant at your—”

“Okay, thank you.”

“Thank you, and would you also include the use of the PAVA restraint if you have used it.”

“Do you have data around the use of the PAVA chemical irritant spray mechanism? Will you be able to provide statistics about how that has been deployed after the guidance changed?”

“Are you able to provide a breakdown of the use of force in the establishment, including in relation to how it has impacted minority groups?”